leaf roller — noun moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk • Syn: ↑leaf roller • Hypernyms: ↑tortricid, ↑tortricid moth * * * noun : the larva of an insect (as a tortricid moth) that makes a nest by rolling up plant leaves * * * … Useful english dictionary
leaf roller — Tortrix Tor trix, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family {Tortricid[ae]}, the larv[ae] of which usually roll up the leaves of plants on which they live; also called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strawberry-leaf roller — Strawberry Straw ber*ry, n. [AS. stre[ a]wberige; stre[ a]w straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.) A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of a red color, the fruit of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leaf roller moth — ▪ insect also called Bell Moth, any member of the worldwide insect family Tortricidae (order Lepidoptera), named for the characteristic leaf rolling habit of the larvae. The name bell moth arises from the shape of the adult s folded, squarish … Universalium
leaf roller — any of several insects, esp. moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which form a nest by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk. Also, leafroller. [1820 30] * * * … Universalium
Strawberry leaf — Strawberry Straw ber*ry, n. [AS. stre[ a]wberige; stre[ a]w straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.) A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of a red color, the fruit of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
Microlepidoptera — Some typical microlepidoptera. An Alucitid Many plumed moth is shown top centre; a white Pterophorid Plume moth at centre Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly… … Wikipedia
moth — /mawth, moth/, n., pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits. 2. See… … Universalium
leafroller — leaf roller n. Any of several moths of the family Tortricidae whose larvae make nests of rolled leaves and silk. * * * … Universalium
Tortricidae — Bactra lancealana Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia